Category: Film Previews
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Weekend Preview: Oct. 16-18, 2020
Below are six previews for films opening next weekend. Honest Thief (Wide) Cinema Sight Preview The Devil Has a Name (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Ghabe (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Martin Eden (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview The Opening Act (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview Shithouse (Limited) Cinema Sight Preview
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Film Preview: Martin Eden (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 4, 2020) Original (October 11, 2020) New Posters (#2-#4) Release Date: October 16, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Martin Eden struggles to rise above his destitute, proletarian circumstances through an intense and passionate pursuit of self-education, hoping to achieve a place among the literary elite.” Poster Rating: C+ / C / C /…
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Film Preview: Eternal Beauty (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 4, 2020) Original Release Date: October 2, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “After Jane (Sally Hawkins) falls into a state of despair over her schizophrenia, she encounters new sources of love and life with surprising results.” Poster Rating: D SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: Whoever pulled the images together here did a poor…
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Film Preview: The Opening Act (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 4, 2020) Original Release Date: October 16, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “The film follows Will O’Brien whose true life passion is to become a stand-up comedian. He is given the opportunity to emcee a comedy show, opening for his hero, Billy G. O’Brien has to decide if he wants to continue the…
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Film Preview: Ghabe (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 4, 2020) Original (October 25, 2020) New Trailer (#2) Release Date: October 20, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A refugee falling in love.” Poster Rating: C+ / C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: (#1) Watching the trailer, the image selection here becomes a bit more clear, but it doesn’t quite entice someone passing…
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Film Preview: Shithouse (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 4, 2020) Original (October 11, 2020) New Poster (#1) Release Date: October 16, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A homesick college freshman goes to a party at Shithouse and ends up spending the night with his sophomore RA who’s had a shitty day and wants someone to hang out with.” Poster Rating: C…
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Film Preview: Dedalus (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 4, 2020) Original Release Date: October 20, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “DEDALUS is a fiction triptych portraying community, love, and loss. In rural Iowa, a grocery cashier watches helplessly as classmates conceal their act of sexual violence against his teenaged step-sister. Will she keep the child? A hustler tricks for food, shelter,…
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Film Preview: The Call (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 4, 2020) Original Release Date: October 2, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “In the fall of 1987, a group of small-town friends must survive the night in the home of a sinister couple after a tragic accident brings them to the couple’s door.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: The attempt…
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Film Preview: Coming Home Again (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 4, 2020) Original (October 18, 2020) New Poster (#1) Release Date: October 23, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A Korean American man takes care of his sick mother as she teaches him her traditional recipes.” Poster Rating: D SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: This poster does absolutely nothing to entice cautious filmgoers. The…
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Looking at the Weekend: Oct. 9-11, 2020
The final nail in the 2020 box office may have been the move of No Time to Die into 2021 leaving only two big films yet to move, Dune and Wonder Woman 1984, but likely to do so, especially after Regal Cinemas’ parent company decided to shutter their theaters nationwide and in the United Kingdom…
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Film Preview: Synchronic (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 4, 2020) Original Release Date: October 23, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Two New Orleans paramedics’ lives are ripped apart after they encounter a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.” Poster Rating: B+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: While the background allows the central image to…
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Film Preview: Alone (2020)
Page Revisions: (September 13, 2020) Original Release Date: October 16, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “When an outbreak hits, Aidan barricades himself inside his apartment and starts rationing food. His complex is overrun by infected Screamers, and with the world falling apart into chaos, he is left completely alone fighting for his life.” Poster Rating: –…
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Film Preview: The Craft: Legacy (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 4, 2020) Original Release Date: October 28, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “A group of high school students form a coven of witches. A sequel of the 1996 film, “The Craft”.” Poster Rating: C+ SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: It’s an interesting color palette, but it also feels dull and manipulative without being…
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Film Preview: Friendsgiving (2020)
Page Revisions: (October 4, 2020) Original Release Date: October 23, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Molly and Abbey, along with their crew of close friends and acquaintances, host a dysfunctional, comical and chaotic Thanksgiving dinner.” Poster Rating: – SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: There was no poster immediately available for my review. Should one become available…
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Film Preview: The Last Shift (2020)
Page Revisions: (September 27, 2020) Original Release Date: September 25, 2020 Synopsis: From IMDb: “Stanley’s last shift at his fast food job takes an unexpected turn.” Poster Rating: C SEE ALL POSTERS BELOW Review: While colorful and connected to the material, it’s otherwise dull and limited. Trailer Rating: C- SEE ALL TRAILERS BELOW Review: This…
